Cornell Precollege Summer Programs 2022: Updates
At this time, Cornell University Precollege Studies makes a plan to offer online and in-person, on-campus courses for high school students during summer 2022. Courses will be held during the following sessions:
Three-week Session 1 (June 1 — June 17, 2022): Online courses only
Three-week Session 2 (June 21 — July 9, 2022): Online and on-campus courses
Three-week Session 3 (July 12 — July 30, 2022): Online and on-campus courses
Six-week Session (June 21 — August 3, 2022): Online and on-campus courses
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Precollege on-campus summer courses and COVID-19
In the event, if we are not able to offer in-person, on-campus courses due to COVID-19 restrictions, as many courses as possible will be converted (改变) to online offerings and you'll have the following options:
⒈ If your on-campus course is converted to an online course, you may automatically register for it at a reduced charge that reflects only academic (per credit), not residential fees.
⒉ If you prefer, or if your on-campus course is not converted to an online offering, you may select a course from the list of previously scheduled online courses
⒊ You may contact us to withdraw and request a full refund (退款), minus the application fee.
While we know there is no replacement for our on-campus, residential experience, the good news is that all online courses are regular Cornell classes that give you a chance to study with Cornell faculty (学院), work alongside undergraduates, earn college credits, and get a head start on preparing for college applications.
A five-year-old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life of her owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.
The man, Bob, was alone when he left his Michigan farmhouse on New Year's Eve to collect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several metres, Bob was wearing just long johns (衬裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around -4 ℃.
After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey came to his assistance.
"I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbour is about 400 metres away, and it was 10:30 pm, " Bob explained. But my Kelsey came. By the next morning, my voice was gone and I couldn't yell for help, but Kelsey didn't stop barking.
Kelsey's companion kept him warm by lying on top of him. She licked his face and hands to keep him awake. "Kelsey kept barking but never left my side, " Bob recalled. "She kept me warm. I knew I couldn't give up and that it was my choice to stay alive. "
Bob spent 20 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog kept barking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob's neighbour discovered him at 6:30 pm on New Year's Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his body temperature was below 21℃. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn't have any frostbite (冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey's determination to keep him warm. Dr Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, "Animals can help and his dog really saved him. He was very fortunate. "
Bob said he was "enormously" grateful to both Dr Colen and his Kelsey. "They saved my life. They are truly heroes!"
It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have canteens(餐厅), which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables.
Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers (剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize.
United States
A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances(定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories.
Australia
Meat pies, sausage rolls and hot dogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children's health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.
Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled(标签) foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi, sandwiches, com and watermelon, however, are available every day.
In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.
South Africa
Most of South Africa's schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30 p. m. and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.
Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition(营养). Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge(粥) with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.
Have you ever paid for educational podcasts (播客)or live videos? Ask some people and most of them will say yes. "Pay-for-knowledge" has been more and more fashionable these years. The contents of these "pay-for-knowledge" products are from language learning to gardening or baby-caring. Everything you think of can be found online at this moment. "Pay-for-knowledge" is on the rise(兴起).
Why is "pay-for-knowledge" industry developing so rapidly? First, its development is based on the Internet. With a fast network and a smartphone, anyone who has passed the identity(身份) check can be an online teacher, and anyone with an online account can buy "pay-for-knowledge" products that he or she wants at an affordable price. Second, people are afraid to miss any information. On one hand, people hope for more useful information.
On the other hand, such information is usually at the hands of experts (专家) who serve well-known companies and universities. Moreover, the need to learn new skills in today's job market also pushes people to learn on such educational podcasts.
The industry of "pay-for-knowledge" has proved to be lucrative. It promises possibilities of turning information into money. It is good for the development of our country and it can help sellers make lots of money. Besides, buyers can enjoy self-growth from it. What's more, this is a reflection(反映)of respect for knowledge and talents.
However, the rapid development of "pay-for-knowledge" has a few problems. For one thing, the market is full of eye-catching words such as "How to be an Industry's Expert in 5 Hours" and "15 Classes to Be a Master of Appreciating (欣赏) Classical Music", which sound like if you pay for it, you are sure to succeed. For another, a large number of customers buy them just for showing off. In fact, those who have really had self-growth after buying online courses may be the kind of people who need them least. In other words, with or without these courses, they can make it anyway, because they are those who have the ability to learn by themselves.
In general, the best is the one that suits you most. "Pay-for-knowledge" may be used as a good start for self-growth. Be careful! Otherwise, your dream of success may not come true.
Going camping is one of the best ways to get in touch with nature and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. However, thorough plans before a camping trip may be boring. Just follow these simple camping suggestions to make your trip safe and rewarding.
Choosing a suitable tent
When determining the size of your tent, you should take into consideration the number of campers as well as the camping equipment (设备) necessary for your trip. There should be enough room in the tent for the camping equipment.
Importance of food
While camping, you will need enough food to give you enough energy for your outdoor activities. You should use a two-burner stove to do all your cooking. Insist on simple cooking during your trip to reduce cooking time.
Enough sleep
All campers should have enough sleep during the night. Nights are generally cooler than the days so you need to have enough warm clothes to feel comfortable to sleep during the night. Extra air mattresses (气垫) may be included in your camping equipment to make your bed more comfortable.
Keep these camping suggestions in mind and make sure you are fully prepared to enjoy your camping trip.
A. When buying a sleeping bag, check that you feel comfortable in it.
B. The best camping trips belong to those people who prepare the best.
C. The comfort level in a tent determines the success of a camping trip.
D. Thus you must have an efficient arrangement for your food preparation.
E. If you have a habit to eat in bed, you might not do it during camping.
F. The size is the most important thing you should consider when choosing a tent.
G. It will destroy the mood of the entire camping trip if you don't have enough money.
Rosa liked making up stories. She was so1that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was 2. Now, as she got up to 3 before the class, She knew that make –believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.
Rosa's parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer 4, she went to her father's farm in Arizona.
The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and 5 with some farm work. Her father, however, was so 6 that he couldn't find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would 7 her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the 8 he would always buy her a present.
When summer came to a close, Rosa 9 to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a 10 to talk about.
Not long after 11 began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting 12, like England and Germany. When Rosa's friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not13. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to 14.
When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could 15 about her trip to England!
—_________? As far as I know, he never came late to class.
—Well, it ______ be big—that's not important.
—Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
As an old saying goes, "Friends are like wine, the older, the better." Because of that, nowadays many people think old friends to be (important) than new ones. For example, if two pieces of advice (give) to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from an old friend, people always tend to choose the latter one, although the new friend's advice may be better.
I, however, (agree) with the old saying, believing that new friends are not (necessary) worse than old friends. Why? Because the (long) of time cannot tell whether your friendship is better or not.
Once you call someone friend, he must be a person is reliable and whose interests are in common with (you). Maybe a friend's outside look
(change) all the time, but the inside characters of him and his interests won't change at all. It is just these unchangeable characters and interests make him a friend to you. , on this point, there is no difference between old friends and new ones.
内容包括：
1）健康饮食的重要性；
2）吃零食的坏处；
3）向同学们发出倡议。
注意：1）词数80左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear friends,
……
Yours
Li Hua
